[Game] 18/82: Kings vs. Thunder 25 NOV 2024, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[NewArena]

The Kings can turn it around. Just hope nothing else throws them out of a rhythm whenever they find it again

 

[chief bromden]

Welp, hope they can figure this out soon because it just isn't working

 

[Kingz19]

4-6 at home

This thing is going south

Nearly 20 games in. This team can’t shoot the three ball. They can’t defend the theee ball. They have no bench and limited versatility

And they’re terrible at home

 

[sactowndog]

This team is just poorly constructed. Too small at too many spots, too many players that can’t shoot the 3. You can be smaller and a good 3 point shooting team like the Warriors. You can be a long defensive team like the Cavs. You can not be small and unable to shoot the 3.

this team is 110% on Monte.

 

[The_Jamal]

just out shot again. That is the difference

-6 3PM

Allowing 50% from 3, shooting 28% from 3.

Nothing else matters.

 

[HndsmCelt]

just out shot again. That is the difference

Yes, except we were totally toe until the rest decided to intervene. By the time the rest stopped their crap. We were in a 12 point hole against a team you can’t give that kind of advantage to.

 

[SacTownKid]

This team is kind of in an odd spot. How the former core pieces of that more chaotic 1st/2nd year team fit in with the need pieces moving on is the thing to watch. So far this season Monk in these situations is moved back 1 option. How does Brown manage offense vs. defense at the end of games?

 

[sactowndog]

We lost badly to this team without Caruso and Holmgren.

 

[SacTownKid]

This team is just poorly constructed. Too small at too many spots, too many players that can’t shoot the 3. You can be smaller and a good 3 point shooting team like the Warriors. You can be a long defensive team like the Cavs. You can not be small and unable to shoot the 3.

this team is 110% on Monte.

This team moved up to tops on defense last year playing who again? Fox, Davion, and Ellis. The issue is if you are going to play small, you can't play off like this. That's where getting back to shooters is going to hurt you.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Any engineers on this board? If so, I have a task for you: Fix The Beam.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Yes, except we were totally toe until the rest decided to intervene. By the time the rest stopped their crap. We were in a 12 point hole against a team you can’t give that kind of advantage to.

Can't do anything about the refs. If our volume shooters are ~29% this season, it's all for nought

 

[The_Jamal]

Yes, except we were totally toe until the rest decided to intervene. By the time the rest stopped their crap. We were in a 12 point hole against a team you can’t give that kind of advantage to.

Refs for sure swung this game. And OKC is too good to let an advantage like that go to unused. They're hard enough to beat 5 on 5, impossible to beat 5 on 8

But again, the problem with this team is clear.

Keegan 2-8
Huerter: 0-2
Monk 2-7

4-17 for 23%. That trio needs to be 38%+ and they're just not delivering.

Not really sure how it's on Monte for historically great shooters to not deliver, but go off to that one guy. Also not sure how it's on Monte that our coaching staff scheme allows constant 50% 3pt shooting against us, but hey. Go off to that one guy.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Coach needs to sit monk before he hurts himself

 

[fansinceday1]

That initial thunder lead happened because the kings went cold from 3 and the thunder just kept on playing their game. I hate how the kings fall in love with the 3.

 

[Sluggah]

Coach needs to sit monk before he hurts himself

Too late.

 

[fansinceday1]

That whistle
Didn’t blow till Domas caught it. What a friggin joke

 

[MizzouKing]

Kings fans may want to reevaluate the frequent “REFS YOU SUCK” chants… they’re not wrong, but certainly counterproductive.

 

[SacTownKid]

Nice post move by Jones.

 

[Kingz19]

That initial thunder lead happened because the kings went cold from 3 and the thunder just kept on playing their game. I hate how the kings fall in love with the 3.

Especially when you consider they’re awful at shooting threes

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Nice post move by Jones.

He's got promise

 

[Kingz19]

Kings fans may want to reevaluate the frequent “REFS YOU SUCK” chants… they’re not wrong, but certainly counterproductive.

Every crowd does that chant. It has a zero success rate of making the refs do better

 

[HndsmCelt]

Refs for sure swung this game. And OKC is too good to let an advantage like that go to unused. They're hard enough to beat 5 on 5, impossible to beat 5 on 8

But again, the problem with this team is clear.

Keegan 2-8
Huerter: 0-2
Monk 2-7

4-17 for 23%. That trio needs to be 38%+ and they're just not delivering.

Not really sure how it's on Monte for historically great shooters to not deliver, but go off to that one guy. Also not sure how it's on Monte that our coaching staff scheme allows constant 50% 3pt shooting against us, but hey. Go off to that one guy.

I agree, and for the record I never blame Monte

 

[joemama]

Only 1 team in the West has more losses.

One.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

We need to make a move. We have no interior presence. We need to get a pf who can block shots and move murry back to sf and Rosen back to sg.

This must happen

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Time for the dreaded "Players-Only Meeting"

 

[SacTownKid]

Refs for sure swung this game. And OKC is too good to let an advantage like that go to unused. They're hard enough to beat 5 on 5, impossible to beat 5 on 8

But again, the problem with this team is clear.

Keegan 2-8
Huerter: 0-2
Monk 2-7

4-17 for 23%. That trio needs to be 38%+ and they're just not delivering.

Not really sure how it's on Monte for historically great shooters to not deliver, but go off to that one guy. Also not sure how it's on Monte that our coaching staff scheme allows constant 50% 3pt shooting against us, but hey. Go off to that one guy.

This team is playing tight, tight, tight. You can feel it. They worked themselves up to playing almost an entire half loose, but then it snuck back up on them. With those players the question is whether or not they can get the same shots at the same frequency that they once did. Or the same role. So far this season Monk has been more of a spot guy. Adding another main option offensively like DDR has changed his role as much as anyone. Obviously they are much better shooters than this but hopefully this adjustment doesn't take much longer. That Huerter launch down 9 that just had the sense of a game killer was a staple of the Kings the last two seasons. This season it probably isn't what you want unless you want to go back to the ceiling of playing chaotic offense like the two seasons prior.

 

[Angelo127]

I have a solution for the Kings. Leave the starting lineup as is, keep starting Keon.

Play Isaac Jones more, it's necessary

And please stop doubling like *******

 

[fansinceday1]

Okc has an outstanding F.O. and are well coached. Something the kings should be trying to emulate.

 

[Angelo127]

Okc has an outstanding F.O. and are well coached. Something the kings should be trying to emulate.

I mean I don't think it's that bad

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Honestly, everyone is hot as hell playing against us lately. Teams are getting no more open 3s than we are. We are just missing all of ours and they are litteraly making everything.

Teams have so much confidence playing against us. Add the refs and it's looking bad right now. Nothing I hoped for. I had such high expectations